A laid-off Blizzard engineer vents about the brutal tech job market
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A frustrated software engineer with 10 years of experience (including 7 at Blizzard) vents about the terrible job market after being laid off in June 2025. The author describes going through rounds of interviews and expresses deep frustration with the current hiring landscape for tech workers, using their personal blog as an outlet for their sour mood.
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Hacker NewsA laid-off Blizzard engineer vents about the brutal tech job marketurflow.bearblog.devKey quotes
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I was laid off in June 2025 along with the rest of my team and I've been loo
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